Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) to Deputy Tardieu [in French]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07892 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 March 1833 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 19.8 x 15.7 cm Order a Copy
Hopes for liberty. Written on stationery of the English Hotel.
I cannot express to you, my dear Colleague, how touched I am by the prize that you had the goodness of sending me a letter; the testimony of your esteem and of your friendship is met from my part by a well affectionate Reciprocity. We will arrive, I hope, to pass together this bridge that sill separates us from the liberty conquered by the July Revolution, and hence the delayed results will not escape us. In waiting I am happy of the new opportunity offered to me to [strikeout] [inserted: join] together our patriotic sympathies, and to [strikeout] [inserted: present] to you the expression of the most cordial and confident attachment of
your old Colleague
paris 23 march 1833 Lafayette
m. tardieu
[address leaf]
To Mister tardieu member
of the chamber of deputies
at paris
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